S hockey Huskies’ scathing U welcomes 5-game homestand

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The good news is that the University of Saskatchewan Huskies will play their next five games on their home ice.

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The bad news is that the men’s hockey team has struggled to amass enough fitness for the past two weeks due to injuries and illnesses, and the flu bug hit the team during a recent trip to Alberta. .

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Huskies head coach Brandin Court, who will host the Manitoba Bisons, the men’s hockey action of Western Canada, at Merlis Bershire Place on Friday and Saturday, said Huskies head coach Brandin Court. Told.

Game time is 7pm on both days.

In the last two weeks, Saskatchewan have lost three of their four games and had as many as five forwards out of the lineup due to injury or illness.

Vince Roskiabo, Jared Dimtriou, Liam Keeler, Aiden Brich and Braden Kamrud are all out.

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“We still have some players out with injuries, but most of them are out of shape,” Court said. “It’s definitely bad timing, especially for some of the guys we had. It’s kind of tough when he misses three of the four centers.

“I mean, in that regard — again, we’re in no way making excuses — last weekend definitely carried some weight. We focused on getting everyone healthy, but I think we’re on the way there.

Saskatchewan slipped to 8-4-1 during the season, dropping from 3rd to 10th in the Usports men’s hockey rankings.

Similarly, the Huskies fell from second to fourth in the Western Canada standings, behind the University of Alberta Golden Bears, the University of Calgary Dinosaurs and the Mount Royal University Cougars.

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“We expect the majority of players to be back, but some will be decided during Friday’s game,” Court said.

“It’s really good to be home. It’s been a month since U of A (October 22nd) that we haven’t played a home game, so after the U of A weekend, we’re in really good shape. (3 out of 4 points) We had momentum, I don’t think it’s ever a bad time to take a break, but then we had a break and when we came back we were a little more settled. We played good hockey, but we were inconsistent.

“I would love to go back to the simple, hard Husky brand of hockey.

The Huskies will host the Bisons this Friday and Saturday. On Tuesday, in a rare weekday game, the Dogs will host state rivals the University of Regina Cougars in a rescheduled game. Dec 2 Term 1 concludes with a two-game set against the University of Calgary Dinos over three days.

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“I love the schedule for the next little bit,” added Kourt. “There’s a lot of games in a short amount of time, but if you come here and play the right way on Friday, you’ll have the right mindset to do a good homestand here next week.”

dzary@postmedia.com

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